Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2023

North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has laundered $900 million worth of cryptocurrency, Elliptic researchers reported. North Korea-linked Lazarus Group laundered $900 Million in cryptocurrency between July 2022 and July 2023. ” reads the report published by Elliptic. ” reads the report published by Elliptic.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In this article, we will first assess our predictions for 2023 , and then, try to figure out which trends are coming in 2024. Review of last year’s (2023) predictions: how we fared Web3 and the rise of threats: True. We highlighted the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and anticipated an increase in crypto scams.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Services like SWAT are known as “Drops for stuff” on cybercrime forums. Most reshipping scams promise employees a monthly salary and even cash bonuses.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2023

Now Abyss Locker also targets VMware ESXi servers Russian APT BlueBravo targets diplomatic entities with GraphicalProton backdoor CoinsPaid blames North Korea-linked APT Lazarus for theft of $37M worth of cryptocurrency Monitor Insider Threats but Build Trust First Zimbra fixed actively exploited zero-day CVE-2023-38750 in ZCS DepositFiles exposed (..)

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In our previous summary of consumer predictions , we delved into tactics that we expected scammers and cybercriminals to use in 2023. Despite the fact that our predictions regarding Metaverse did not fully materialize in 2023, we reiterate what we said earlier, as we consider this a long-term trend.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. Around November 11th, 2023, the group’s leader, operating under the alias “ googleXcoder “, made multiple announcements on the Dark Web.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023. Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing. agencies]. .”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2024

On March 1, a cryptocurrency address that security researchers had already mapped to BlackCat received a single transaction worth approximately $22 million. “They are exit scamming their affiliates. BlackCat responded by re-forming, and increasing affiliate commissions to as much as 90 percent.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2023

citizen, who was involved in the attack on Twitter in 2020, was sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offenses. Joseph James O’Connor, aka PlugwalkJoe (24), the hacker who was involved in the attacks on Twitter in 2020, was sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offenses.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2024

Last week, threat actors hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. The threat actors exploited the account to promote an airdrop scam. The scam was designed to drain funds from the victims’ wallets.

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SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

The offers presented in this report were published between 2019 and 2023 and were collected from the nine most popular forums for the purchase and sale of goods and services related to malware and unwanted software. Note, however, that on the dark web nothing eliminates the risk of being scammed with 100% probability.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

ChatGPT can step in to offer insights on identifying the latest scams, avoiding social engineering pitfalls, and setting stronger passwords in concise, conversational text that may be more effective than a lecture or slide presentation. Vulnerabilities and exploits There are few ways to know in advance if an LLM is free from vulnerabilities.

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